On proper research and understanding of the interplay between bias and decision outcomes

Forensic Science International

Volumn 191, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages

  Dror, Itiel E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; EMOTION; FINGER DERMATOGLYPHICS; FORENSIC SCIENCE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SYSTEMATIC ERROR;

EID: 69549133535     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2009.03.012     Document Type: Letter

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